PARTNER WITH US TO ALIGN WITH ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC CULTURAL DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD

Support SMAC Venice (San Marco Art Centre)’s founding mission to shed light on the unexpected, challenge conventions, and pose rigorous questions. Through research, dialogue, and experimentation, our programmes critically examine contemporary visual culture and its relationship with history, science, philosophy, and society.

By making a commitment to SMAC Venice you will play a central role in providing a collaborative platform for institutions, artists and creative practitioners to explore new possibilities for co-existence that allow cities and communities to thrive.

Whether you are an individual, a family foundation or a company wishing to partner or host an event with us, there are many ways to engage with our vibrant programmes and enjoy a wide range of tailored benefits and privileges offered in return for your support.

We thank our generous friends and partners for their foresight, energy and enthusiasm and look forward to working together to help us engage audiences through transformative experiences that encourage them to explore new ideas, experience joy and a sense of wonder about our world.

To discuss partnership opportunities, please contact: partnerships@smacvenice.org.

PARTNERSHIPS AND EVENTS

SMAC Venice offers different pathways to engage with and shape its cultural mission. Each reflects a different level of commitment and a distinct form of impact.
To discuss partnership opportunities, please contact: partnerships@smacvenice.org.

Exhibition & Project Supporters

Exhibition and Project Supporters make our boldest ideas possible. Their foresight and commitment enable SMAC Venice to realise exhibitions, commissions, performances, and research-driven initiatives that would not exist otherwise. Supporting a SMAC Venice project enables propositions that interrogate the present, open new futures and reinforce Venice as a global reference point for cultural experimentation.

Every project is a collective achievement. We extend our deepest gratitude to those whose support turns concepts into experiences and ideas into shared cultural value.

Programme Partnerships (3-Year Collaborations)

Programme Partnerships are three-year collaborations with organisations that wish to play a strategic role in shaping SMAC Venice’s cultural agenda. Built around our core programme strands — Experimentation, Research, and Dialogue — these partnerships go beyond individual projects to influence the direction, content, and ambition of SMAC Venice’s work.

Programme Partners are embedded in SMAC Venice’s curatorial process, contributing to the development of exhibitions, commissions, and public initiatives conceived together to address shared priorities

These partnerships offer access to SMAC Venice’s artistic and intellectual networks, a sustained curatorial relationship, and positioning rooted in cultural purpose rather than visibility alone. Programme Partners become co-authors of long-term cultural impact and the ideas that will define the future.

Corporate Membership Programme

The Corporate Membership Programme welcomes companies wishing to support SMAC Venice at an institutional level and take part in shaping a global cultural agenda from the heart of Venice. Corporate members fuel our year-round programmes, supporting artist commissions, public access initiatives, educational programmes, and research.

Members do not simply support culture — they shape it. The programme offers strategic cultural alignment, alongside the opportunity to host events at SMAC Venice, meaningful visibility, and access to curated events, international networks, and collaborative opportunities tailored to each organisation’s values and ambitions. Membership is a long-term investment in cultural intelligence, relevance, and shared authorship of ideas that move the world forward.

Local Business Club

The Local Business Club connects Veneto-based businesses that believe culture is not a backdrop, but a living part of the city. By joining, members contribute to programmes that activate neighbourhoods, engage residents and visitors, and nurture the social and cultural life of Venice.

The Club offers belonging, visibility, and participation in dedicated gatherings that foster relationships, collaborations, and shared initiatives. Joining means becoming part of Venice’s cultural heartbeat — ensuring the city remains admired for its past and prepared for its future.

Event Hire

Hosting an event at SMAC Venice is a direct way to support the institution’s exhibitions, research, dialogue, and experimentation programmes. Events at SMAC Venice take place within a living cultural institution, where architecture, programme, and context shape every encounter.

SMAC Venice hosts private partner and client gatherings as well as public-facing talks and conversations, often connected to its curatorial programme and Venice’s cultural calendar. Conceived for high-visibility moments rather than spectacle, events at SMAC Venice offer a refined setting for cultural exchange during key moments such as the Venice Biennale.

Partners

SMAC Venice gratefully acknowledges the institutions, foundations, companies, and individuals whose partnership and generosity shape our programme.

2026 Lead Exhibition and Programme Institutional Partners

Dia Art Foundation.

2026 Lead Exhibition and Programme Supporters

Ben Brown Fine Arts;
Pace Gallery;
Samsung Foundation of Culture.

Exhibition and Programme Institutional Partners

Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney;
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea;
OGR Torino;
The World Around Foundation.

Exhibition and Programme Supporters

Alessi;
Comune di Venezia:
Lyndsey Ingram Gallery;
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange;
Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;
Mennour;
Pentagram Stiftung;
Stoa foundation;
Sulwhasoo;
Yinka Shonibare Foundation.